Rail-support.



w. P. DAY. 7 RAIL SUPPORT.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 18, 1910.

1,000,329, Patented Aug. 8, 1911.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

W. P. DAY; BAIL SUPPORT.

AIPLIOAIIOE IILED D110. 16, 1910.

1,000,329.- Patented Aug. 8, 1911.

UNITED PATENT ()FFlOE.

WILLIAM P. DAY, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO THE INTERNATIONAL STEEL TIE (30., OF CLEVELAND, OHIO, A CORPORATION. I

RAIL-SUPPORT.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, WILLr- M P. Dar, citizen of the United States, residing at Cleveland, in the county of Cuyahoga and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in' Rail-Supports, of which the following is a specification.

This invention comprehenes certain new and useful lIHPIOVBI'llGIitS in composite railfway stringers and ties, and relates particularly to cross ties of the insulated type.

The invention has for its primary object a simple, durable and efficient construction of rail support of this character, the parts of which will be few in number in comparison'to the strength and rigidity which they impart to the completed tie, which will be capable of being easily assembled wlnch will be exceedingly durable and serve to support the rails solidly andwithout danger of sinkin at any point or of rockingtrans versely 0% the track, the parts being all of standard materials capable of belng produced by any'well equip (1 steel. mill withoutthe necessity of emp oying special tools, economies being thereby efiected. And the invention also has for its object to generally improve this class of devices and? to render them more useful and commercially desirable.

With these and other objects in view, as will. more fully appear as the description proceeds, the invention consists in certain constructions, arrangements and combine tions of the parts that I shall hereinafter fully describe and claim.

For a full understanding of the inventionreference is to be had to the following description and accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is aperspective viewof one of my mproved combined metallic and con crete insulating railway crossties, hereinafter termed .a rail support as the completed devices each embody a pair of transversely extending beams; Fig. '2 is a similar view,

' the parts in these two views being shown in partially disassembled" relation so as to better illustrate the detailed construction; Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view through the device, the section being taken along one Patented Aug. 8, 1911.

Serial No. 597.688.

of the rails; Fig. 4 is a sectional View at right-angles lo the section of Fig. 3; Fig. :"i is a pers iiective new in detail of one of the pillowblock retainers; and Fig. 6 is a simi lar view of one of said blocks.

(,oriesponding and like parts are referred to in the following description and indiand intermediate cross bars bearing the same designating reference numeral, riveted or otherwise secured rigidly to the lower flanges of the I-bcains 1, the cross bars being all formed of standard angle steel, the vertical flanges of the end cross bars being disposed along the outer ends of the beams 1, and the vertical flanges of the intermediate cross bars extending up between the inner edges of the beams l at the bottom thereof, being recessed for this purpose as indicated at 3,

so as to produce a rigid skeleton framework.

In the further carrying out of my invention, l slip into the ends of this framework lower pillow blocks 4 that are composedpreferably of wood or some other insulating substance ormaterial, and then by the use of mold forms of any desired character (not'shown) I fill in with concrete 5 the space underneath the blocks 4 andbetween the adjoining pairs ofcross bars 2 and upper bloclc' retaining bars 6 which are supported on the upper surfaces of the-beams 1 in spaced relation to each other. as shown,'being riveted or otherwise rigidly connected to the beams. it will thus be noted that the framework embodies rail sul'iporting concrete blocks 5,

of standard angle steel, the vertical flanges 7 being,- disposed ll'l fiptltitld relation. to each other to receive betiveen them (the bars of eaehpair beinlg considered), upper preferably delachabhgfiiillow lJlUt'ltS 8 that are rabl eted to form intern'n-diale relatively thick orlions t) which are adapted to lit. down in between ll two opposing or inner edges of the upla'rfllanp'es of the beams so as to rigidly hold llhe liloelts' f) in place as against any moveineiht in a direction lengthwise of the track or rails.

Preferably, although I. do not regard the same as e ,flntial within the spirit of my invention, thl: lower illow-hlocks 4 are provided witl'i interior y threaded bushings 10 that are flanged at their lower ends and that are slipped upwardly into the lower illow' blot-ks, being held securely there-in by the hardened concrete. 0f the blocks 5, the busd'iil'igs 10 being designed to receive screw spikes 1.1 to engage the base flanges of the rails.

From the foregoing description in connection with the accompanying drawings, the

operation of my improved rail 'support will be apparent. In the practical use and application of the device, the skeleton steel framework is inverted and thelower pillow blocks 4 are slipped into the same so as to rest on what. are then the lowermost flanges of the beams 1. The side forms for the mold are then applied and the concrete poured into form the end blocks and to securely embed the lower pillow blocks 4 therein, and after the concrete has been sufliciently hardened, the structure is ready to rec iive the relatively detachable upper pillow blocks 8 that are set down in between the retaining flanges 7 ol .the cross bars 6 and with the end shoulders of the thickened portion abutting against the. inner edges of the then uppermost flanges of the beams 1. The rails are then applied and are secured in place by any fastening devices, such as the screw spikes 1] which pass down through the pillow blocks 8 and preferably nto the threaded bushings 10 of the lmver iiillow blocks 4-, the spikes thereby not only serving to secure the rails in place but to effectually bind. the upper pillow blocks 8 to the lower pillow blocks 4 that are embedded in the coucretebloeks 5.

It will thus be seen that l have produced a. very simple and effective reinforced conrrete rail holder enil'iodying a pair of beams extending transversely of the track, wherel-y a maximum percentage. of support will l e effected, a correspondingly lmv-perct-mtone of suspension for the. rails, and extreme solidity and rigidity in all of the parts. The only parts of my improved rail holder that are at: all susceptible to deterioration by exposure to the action ofthe elements are the upper pillow blocks 8, and it is evident that these can be very cheaply and easily replaced from time to time as required.

'l'iilclhe acronumnying drawings illustrate the ,prtel'erred eiulmdiinent ol niy invcntion, it is to be undel'.-;l md that ll|e inrention lrnot inliled thereto but \arious changes may be made in the ennsllln'liflh,

ill'l'ttll} 't'lllt'lll, and proporlions oi' the, n-1 without. departing from the, scope o'l niy ln- \"eution as delined by the. ap 'ienthal claims, llarinethus describral the invention, what is clailned'as new is:

1. A rail support of the character described, embodying spaced beams, cross ba-rs connecting sahl-beai'ns together in spaced relation to each other, the cross ha being arranged in pairs at the ends of the beams, concrete filling the spaces between the cross bars of each pair and the adjoining portions of the beams, and pillow blocks embedded in the concrete.

2. A rail supportof the character described-embodying spaced beams, cross bars arranged in pairs at the ends of the beams and holding the. same together in spaced relation to each other, retaining cross bars connected to the beams above the first named cross bars, concrete filling the space between the first-named cross bars and the adjoining portions of the beams and the upper cross bars, pillow blocks embedded in the concrete, and rail supporting pillow blocks mounted in the space between the upper retaining cross bars.

3. A rail support of the character described, embodying spaced beams, concrete blocks filling the space between said beams a't the ends thereof, retaining bars secured in pairs to the tops of the beams and extending transversely thereof and formed with vertically extending flanges, pillow blocks embedded in the concrete, and upper pillow blocks detachably mounted in between the flanges of the respective pairs of retaining bars, the last-named pillow blocks being fo'rn'ied with thickened lower faces adapted to fit in between the opposing edges of the beams.

'4. A rail holder of the character described, embodying channeled beams, angle cross bars arranged in pairs at the ends of the-beams and secured t0 the bottoms there of and holding the beams in spaced relation to each other-{angle retaining bars secured to the beams above the cross bars, concrete filling the space between the beams and between the upper and lower bars, pillow blocks embedded in the concrete, and upper pillow blocks detachably mounted in between the upper bars. v

5. A rail holder of the character .described, embodying beams held in spaced of, lower pillow blocks embedded in the cured in said pillow blocks, and adapted to the rail holding spikes inserted in said buehlngs. p

In testimony whereof, I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

relation to each other, concrete fillin space between the beams at the ends 1: ere- 10 concrete, interiorly threaded bushings se- WILLIAM P. DAY.

Witnesses:

W. N. Woonson,

receive spikes, and upper pillow blocks on the first-named pillow blocks and adapted I to be secured to the lower pillow blocks by I 

